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I've been following the project for a year now and Clemens Elflein has actually managed to get the topic off the ground professionally. Recently, his kit is available, with which you can upgrade a cheap Yardforce robotic mower to GPS support. This eliminates the need to lay boundary wires.

https://openmower.de/

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[โ€“] MrFloppy 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are you sure with the price of the lawn mower? The "yardforce 500 classic" should cost ~300 EUR = ~495 AUD mate.

[โ€“] jsnfwlr 1 points 1 year ago

I was including the shipping cost from Germany to Perth in the cost